Twelve special presentations were made at the free symposium, with presentations by representatives of the client and project teams of the four regional winning Best Tall Buildings, four regional Best Tall Building finalists, the two Innovation Awards, and both of the Lifetime Achievement award winners.

The CTBUH 13th Annual awards ceremony and dinner was held immediately after the afternoon Symposium in nearby S.R. Crown Hall. The awards were bestowed at this event, including the announcement of the 2014 CTBUH "Best Tall Building Worldwide" award which was revealed to be One Central Park, in Sydney.